Season 2007-2008

We reserve the right to change the repertoire
PROGRAMS

- 2008 -

 

Thursday, 10th January and Friday, 11th January

19 o'clock

 

New Year's Concert

with Johann Strauss' compositions

 

Conductor:  Romeo Rîmbu

Soloist: Eliza Băleanu (soprano)

Concert realized in collaboration with

Dans Club '80 Ensemble

Coreography: Valeria Mangra

 

The season tickets are valid only for 10th January

 

Thursday, 17 January

19 o'clock

 

R. Wagner: The Flying Dutchman – Ouverture

F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major

D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, op.70

Conductor: Jankó Zsolt

Solosit: Daniel Goiţi (piano)

Thursday 24th January

19 o'clock

R. Strauss: Waltz from opera 'The Knight of the Rose'

G. Bottesini: Grand duo concertante – for violin , double bass and orchestra

R. Strauss: Don Juan – symphonic poem

R. Wagner: Tannhäuser – ouverture

Conductor: Radu Popa

Soloists:

Veress Csaba – violin

Ioan-Antonio Sekaci – double bass

Thursday 31st January

19 o'clock

G. Pugnani – F. Kreisler: Preludium and allegro – for violin and orchestra

F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:

Two concert pieces for two clarinets and orchestra

– F minor, op. 113

– D minor, op. 114

J. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in c minor, op. 68

Conductor:  Romeo Rîmbu

Soloists:

Remus Rîmbu – violin

Nadia Hamoudi – clarinet

Milan Rericha – clarinet (Czech Rep.)

Thursday 7th February

19 o'clock

J. Beristain: La primavera – ouverture (1st aud.)

E. Grieg: Piano concerto in A minor, op. 16

J. P. Moncayo: Tierra de temporal (1st aud.)

A. Marquez: Danzon no. 2 (1st aud.)

Conductor: Javier Garcia Vigil (Mexico)

Soloist: Horia Mihail – piano

Thursday 14th February

19 o'clock

J. Haydn: The Creation – oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra

Conductor: Florentin Mihăiescu

Solosits:

Borsos Edit – soprano

Szilágyi Zsolt – tenor

Marius Manyov – bass

with the participation of the Philharmonic Choir

Choir conductor: Lászlóffy Zsolt

Thursday 21st February

19 o'clock

E. Stroobach: Aurora borealis (1st aud.)

J. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D major

S. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, op. 100

Conductor:  Romeo Rîmbu

Soloist: Mihai Ungureanu – piano

Thursday 28th February

19 o'clock

M. Bruch: Kol Nidrei, op. 47. for cello and orchestra

M. Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

F. Schubert: Symphony No. 7 in C major

Conductor:  Gyüdi Sándor (Hungary)

Solists: Anton Niculescu (cello), Dorina Mangra (violin)

Thursday 6th March

19 o'clock

W. A. Mozart: Idomeneo – ouverture

S. Mercadante: Flute Concerto

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36

Conductor:  Romeo Rîmbu

Solois: Cristina Bojin

Tuesday 11th March

18 o'clock

 

CHAMBER MUSIC

 

J. S. Bach: Suite no. 2 for cello solo in d minor, BWV 1008

E. Ysaÿe: Sonate no. 6 for violin solo in E major, op. 27

G. F. Händel – J. Halvorsen: Passacaglia – for violin and cello

Z. Kodály: Duo, op. 7 – for violin and cello

BÍRÓ LÁSZLÓ – violin

TOKAJI KRISZTINA – cello

Thursday 13rd March

19 o'clock

P. I. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B
flat minor, op. 23

Johannes Brahms: Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90

Conductor:  Ligeti András (Hungary)

Soloist: Bogányi Gergely  – piano (Hungary)

Tuesday 18th March

18 o'clock

 

CHAMBER MUSIC

 

C. Reinecke: Trio for clarinet, horn and piano in B flat major, op. 274

M. Bruch: Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E minor, op. 88

A. Khachaturian: Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano in G minor

CRISTIAN MARIN – clarinet

VALENTINA HORHAT – piano

Guests:

LORENZO MORONI – horn

VALER MÎNECAN – viola

PÉTER ERNŐ – violin

 

 

Thursday 20th March

19 o'clock

 

L. v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37

F. Schubert: Death and the Maiden (orchestration:  S. Pautza)

Conductor:  SABIN PAUTZA

Soloist: NICOLAE MIHĂILĂ – piano

 

Thursday 27th March

19 o'clock

 

F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op. 11

I. Stravinsky: The Firebird – Ballet Suite

Conductor:  Jankó Zsolt

Soloist: MINAMI NAHOKI – piano (Japan)

 

Tuesday 28th March

18 o'clock

 

CHAMBER MUSIC

 

F. Schubert: Sonatina no. 1 and no. 3 for Violin and Piano

L. v. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109

A. Dvořak: 3 Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 75

J. Brahms: Sonate no. 2 for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 100

MINAMI NAHOKI – piano (Japan)

CIPRIAN MARINESCU – violin

Thursday 3rd April

19 o'clock

 

Sigismund Toduţă

Anniversary Vocal Symphonic Concert

100 years since the composer’s birth

with the participation of the Philharmonic Choir

 

Conductor:  Romeo Rîmbu

Vocal soloists: Ramona Eremia, Ana Rusu, Alexandru Mânzat

Choir conductor: Lászlóffy Zsolt

Program:

Divertimento for string orchestra

Mioriţa – ballade-oratory for soloists, choir and orchestra

 

Thursday 10th April

19 o'clock

 

L. v. Beethoven: overture

M. Bruch: Double Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, op. 88

L. v. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92

Conductor: Emil Simon

Soloists: Cristian Marin – clarinet, Valer Mînecan – viola

 

Thursday 17th April

19 o'clock

 

M. I. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila – overture

S. Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for piano and orchestra, op. 43

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, op. 58

Conductor: Robert Houlihan (Ireland)

Soloist: Olga Kleiankina – piano (USA)

Friday 18th april

18 o'clock

Violin-Piano Recital

Part of the Romanian National Tour of „Elder-Voicu Stradivarius 1702” violin

Alexandru Tomescu – violin

(who won in 2007 the right to play this famous violin for 5 years)

Horia Mihail – piano

Programme:

W. A. Mozart – Sonata for violin and piano no. 18 in G major, K. 301

L. van Beethoven – Sonata for violin and piano no. 7 in c minor, Op. 30 no. 2

C. Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriciosso, Op. 28

N. Paganini - Moses Fantasy for the G String

N. Paganini - Capriccio Diabolico, op. 8

Tuesday 22nd April

18 o'clock

 

FESTUM VARADINUM

2008

CHAMBER MUSIC

Presenter:

 

Thuró Zoltán - pian

Program:

F. Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor (op. posth.)

S. Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableu, op. 39 No.5

F. Schubert - F. Liszt: Serenade

F.Chopin: Nocturne, op. 27, No. 2

F. Liszt: Mazeppa

 

"INTERMEZZO" STRING-QUARTET:

Florin Avram - I. violin,

Kurucz Tibor - II. violin

Valer Mînecan - viola,

Trendler Mária - cello.

Program:

L. v. Bethoven: String-Quartet in C minor, op. 18, no. 4

 

Thursday 24th april

19 o'clock

 

Vocal Symphonic Concert

R. Wagner: Tannhäuser - Overture

L. Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B flat major

J. Brahms:

– Nänie, op. 82 – for choir and orchestra

– Schicksalslied, op. 54 – for choir and orchestra

– Four songs for female voices 2 horns and harp, op. 17

Lorenzo Moroni, Flammer István (horn), Szabó Kinga (harp)

With the participation of the Philharmonic Choir

Soloist: Anton Niculescu – cello

Conductor: Stefano Trasimeni (Italy)

Choir conductor: Lászlóffy Zsolt

Wednesday 30th april

19 o'clock 

Famous Opera Arias, Duets and Overtures

Conductor:  Jankó Zsolt

Vocal soloists: Kele Brigitta, Carmen Topciu, Florin Pop, Sándor Árpád

 

Thursday 8th may

19 o'clock

 

E. Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, for violin and orchestra, op. 21

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – suite

Conductor: Victor Dumănescu

Soloist: Bogdan Zvorişteanu – violin

 

Thursday 15th may

19 o'clock

W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in C major, K. 503

D. Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47

Conductor: Alexandru Lăscae (Netherlands)

Soloist: Alexandru Licareţ – piano

Tuestday 20th MAY

18 o'clock

 

Baroque Chamber Music

 

TRIO GIOIA

(Vienna)

 

CORDULA SCHMIEG – soprano (GERMANY)

ANTAL HAJNALKA – mezzo-soprano

ANA COSME – piano (PORTUGAL)

The programme includes works from Bach, Pergolesi, Vivaldi,

Scarlatti, Cesti, Caccini, Lotti, Caldara, Durante, Monteverdi

Friday 23rd may

19 o'clock

 

G. Enescu: Romanian Rhapdody no. 1 in A major, op. 11

M. Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherezade, op. 35 – symphonic suite

Conductor: Romeo Rîmbu

Soloist: Gabriel Croitoru – violin

Thursday 29th may

19 o'clock

 

Johannes Brahms Festival

– 175 years since the composer’s birth

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77

Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73

Conductor:  Jankó Zsolt

Soloist: Nina Boesen – violin (Germany)

Thursday 5th june

19 o'clock

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet – fantasy-overture

E. Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor

J. Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98

Conductor: Mihai Agafiţa (Moldova Republic)

Soloist: Perényi Miklós – cello (Hungary)

Thursday 12th june

19 o'clock

 

Season Closing

M. Bruch: Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, op. 46 – for violin and orchestra

C. Franck: Symphony in D minor

Conductor: Cesário Costa (Portugal)

Soloist: Liviu Prunaru – violin